Top Theology Stories Of 2025

Join Collin Hansen and Melissa Kruger for their annual discussion as they look back on the top theology stories of 2025 and look toward the year to come. They also share their favorite interviews and books from 2025, updates on personal projects, and what they’re each looking forward to in life and ministry in 2026.

In This Episode

01:04 – The year of commas: trends and implications

03:46 – Persecution of the church in China

06:02 – Legacy of influential leaders who died in 2025

07:28 – The shift in evangelical influence

10:33 – The influence of Kay Arthur on women in the church

12:30 – Cultural fragmentation and media influence

16:18 – Changes in church leadership: archbishop of Canterbury and Catholic pope

22:13 – Encouraging trends in church attendance

30:43 – Penal substitutionary atonement and John Mark Comer

41:40 – The role of AI in spirituality and the church

54:23 – The effect of Charlie Kirk’s death on theological discussions

1:11:29 – Book recommendations and personal reflections

1:12:28 – Blaise Pascal: The Enlightenment’s most influential thinker?

1:17:13 – Diverse reading: personal stories and historical contexts

1:20:14 – The beauty of writing: truth and aesthetic

1:25:17 – New project: Churchill and Lewis: For the Salvation of the World

1:35:40 – How you can support TGC

Resources Mentioned

• Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
• Believe by Ross Douthat
• Superbloom by Nicholas Carr
• Everything Is Never Enough by Bobby Jamieson
• Blaise Pascal by Graham Tomlin
• Future Tenses of the Blessed Life by F. B. Meyer
• The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry
• I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borger
• The Gift of All Gifts by Melissa Kruger
• The Deep Dish (podcast)
• The Rest Is History (podcast)
• TGC Church Directory
• The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics
• Making Sense of Us by The Keller Center fellows
• TGC’s 2026 Women’s Conference
• RTS Women’s Bible Study

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